I sure appreciate these responses to this thread. It looks like, brand new power can be had somewhere just under 1500 bucks apiece. The pictures of the motor mounts sure look good and mine will need upgraded from the old Pioneer set up.

The paraplane motors are really advancing weight to hp ratio and miniaturizing the hardware necessary to generate a little electricity.

This guy is selling the electric motor that I have thought could transition to a lazair.

Powered by the new Segway lithium-ion battery, I estimated approximately 20 to 25 minutes of full power. That doesn't seem like much time and when I look at the motor itself, it does seem like it's still a long way to have a propeller spinning from that female splined shaft.

An electric powered lazair does seem tantalizingly close. And the thought of sounding like a big electric weed eater might be something of a turnoff.

I'll add links to his auction and a copy of the e-mail exchange because he wrote an interesting piece ( on his ebay auction page ) on his experience with these motors and will certainly add to the knowledge base, for those who would have an interest in an electric powered lazair.